Emergency room doctors sue state of California
Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 01:59
in Mathematics & Economics
The class-action suit alleges that the system -- which received a failing grade in access to care -- is on the edge of a breakdown unless more funds are obtained. Frustrated emergency room doctors filed a class-action lawsuit against the state Tuesday, saying that California's overstretched emergency healthcare system -- which ranks last in the country for emergency care access -- is on the verge of collapse unless more funding is provided.
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